NGC 2057

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Open star cluster
NGC 2057
NGC 2057 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Table Mountain
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 36 m 55.1 s
declination -70 ° 16 ′ 08 ″
Appearance

Brightness  (visual) 12.2 mag
Angular expansion 1.8 '
Physical data

Affiliation Large Magellanic Cloud
history
Discovered by James Dunlop
Discovery time September 24, 1826
Catalog names
 NGC  2057 •  Dun  104 •  ESO  56-SC174 •  GC  1258 •  h  2935 • OGLE-CL LMC 634

NGC 2057 is an open star cluster in the constellation Mensa in the Large Magellanic Cloud . The object was discovered by James Dunlop on September 24, 1826 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 2057
  3. Seligman